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Men's Health
by Jason Marketti
Why is it that there is very little in the way of men's health in therapy? There was the Men's Health Week in June, then everything disappeared. There are sections for women's health, but what about us guys? We have our own unique code and ideas about Read More...
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PT Techs
by Jason Marketti
Therapy aides and technicians are valuable members of the therapy team. However, I have seen them overused in their role and some therapists rely on an aide so much they are unable to carry out a treatment if the aide is not present. One PT I spoke with Read More...
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PT/PTA Relationships
by Jason Marketti
The PT asked me one day if there was anyone I thought was appropriate for the restorative nursing assistants (RNAs) to work on. Well, if a PT asks for my input I am not shy about giving it. I listed about five patients and the reasons why the RNAs should Read More...
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Canadian Assistants
by Jason Marketti
Tracy Dignum is the co-coordinator for the Rehabilitation Assistant Diploma Program at Capilao University. I recently spoke with her about therapy assistants and training in Canada. The assistant programs are two years in length with 500 hours of clinical Read More...
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Rural PTAs
by Jason Marketti
Practicing therapy in rural areas requires the therapist to think a bit more independently than one in an area where there are a lot of therapists to bounce treatment techniques off of. In home health situations, the homes may be spread out for miles, Read More...
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Where Are the PTA Authors?
by Jason Marketti
During my education in school as a PTA we did not use any books authored by PTAs. Why not? There weren't any available. But the athletic trainer book was more acceptable than one written by a therapist. Imagine that. I am sure there are PTAs who enjoy Read More...
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Rantings of a PTA
by Jason Marketti
As much as I dislike complaints about our profession, every once in a while I like to get things off my chest. Productivity Until my employee handbook expressly states what my productivity will be, I do not worry about it. My yearly evaluation has nothing Read More...
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